Movie

Jiseul

2013 · 108 min

A stark, slow-burning black-and-white immersion into fear and solidarity, quietly devastating and intimate.

Tagline: 1948, One Island, One Giant Grave.
Overview: The populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists, and the army is dispatched.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, violence, fate
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
violence
fate
war
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none